[debono]

I have gone through all the postings here are my views

1. The govt primary consideration is financial. They want as much people to work as possible so they do not have to budget alot of money to care and support the growing number of elderly. This is their main consideration not your well being or your happiness.

2. However when they sell the idea of later retirement they make it sound like it is for you benefit. This untrue. They l dont want to increase spending to support elderly that is their main goal.

3. We don't know when we will die. It makes no sense to keep delaying retirement which is defined as doing things we like be it travel, gardening or fishing or taking care of grand kids. ...If you delay you risk never ever doing these things should you die suddenly.

4. Instead of being influenced by govt propaganda to keep working until old age one needs to spend time thinking about what you want to do and make it happen....

Quite true, we must spend time thinking about what to do and make it happen.  Life is fragile, and at any moment one may up lorry, so do the things you want to do now, and not wait until the age of 70.................